How the Ravens constructed their Super Bowl roster

Matt VenselThe Baltimore Sun

On Sunday, the Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, and they will attempt to win their second Lombardi Trophy with a roster largely constructed with homegrown players raised in the Ravens Way.

The vast majority of those players have been acquired in the past five years, though there are a handful of Pro Bowl players and franchise building blocks that have stood the test of time -- including that No. 52 guy.

Here is a quick look at how the 53-man roster the Ravens are carrying into Super Sunday was put together.

--- Of the 53 men on their roster, general manager Ozzie Newsome and company acquired 29 of them through the NFL draft. And 13 of those players were selected with picks acquired from other teams.

--- Three Ravens were third-round draft picks (led by Pro Bowl right guard Marshal Yanda and rookie running back Bernard Pierce). Three were fourth-round picks (the most notable of them is tight end Dennis Pitta). Five were five-round picks, three were sixth-round picks, and two were seventh-round picks.